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[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Lincoln is beautiful but the schools are awful until high school. The high school is run by Sudbury and is great. But there is no way I would send my children to public before then.

Seriously? Lincoln schools are amazing. Oh my! In fact, ALL of the schools along Rte 2 near Hanscom are excellent. You won't go wrong, OP.

There is essentially one school in Lincoln. It is awful, stunningly so. The principal should have been fired many, many years ago. The Sudbury high school to which it feeds is amazing.

I don't dispute any of the other information about the other schools in the region, but I don't know them as well as I know the Lincoln schools.

[Anonymous]

Go for Belmont. It’s not that republican compared to what you have in the DMV, just diverse for the close-in Boston suburbs. Try up closer to Belmont Hill school if you want easier commute access to Hanscom. Schools are very good in elementary and high school, middle school is fine. Belmont has a nice town feel (town day, strong elementary town wide soccer program, cute shops) and easy access into Cambridge and Boston. Lexington is a pressure cooker akin to Thomas Jefferson High School here or Fairfax County AAP. Mental health and stress from peers/self for high achievement. Schools systems in Newton, Belmont, Brookline, Wellesley all pretty strong, less so Dedham, Arlington. Going to Lincoln, Sudbury etc, you might not go into the city on a whim or for date night.

[Anonymous]

Just get a home where your commute puts you against the flow of rush hour traffic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lincoln is beautiful but the schools are awful until high school. The high school is run by Sudbury and is great. But there is no way I would send my children to public before then.

Seriously? Lincoln schools are amazing. Oh my! In fact, ALL of the schools along Rte 2 near Hanscom are excellent. You won't go wrong, OP.

Anyhow, speaking as a lifelong resident (who lived in DC for a bit, hence my being on the board):

Acton is a pressure cooker high school. Town is sleepy. Schools are excellent. There is no real town center, although West Acton Center is coming along and is very cute. Boxboro is the adjacent town; they share a school system. More rural, lots of land. You can probably get more for your money there. The high school is AB.

Concord is ultra-prep. Think Gilmore Girls. Adorable town. More expensive. Again, has an adjacent town which, like Boxboro, is more rural. High school is CC.

Lincoln has fun modern architecture and lots of farmland. The schools are great! They share with Sudbury, which is again, a very large sprawling rural town adjacent. I have found some good home prices there, which surprises me!

Lexington is sort of like Concord. PRESSURE cooker high school. Pricy pricy.

Arlington is now more expensive than Belmont at times, believe it or not -- Arlington is kind of the formerly blue collar but now up and coming hot town for young families. Smaller lots but a fun vibe with a few different "centers" (East Arlington, Arlington Center, Arlington Heights) and is along the bike path. Has a younger and more diverse feel.

Belmont is very republican (as is Winchester) - they have VERY similar vibes. I have heard not wonderful thigns about elementary schools in Belmont from friends with kids there, but it's all anecdotal. Both Winchester and Belmont have adorable town centers - similar to those in Lexington. Belmont does have a slightly more "industrial" side closer to Watertown with more duplexes.

Bedford is sleepy with no real town center but very close to Hanscom.

Dedham is a mixed bag and far from everything.

From friends who raised their kids i. These areas:
Belmont
Winchester
Arlington

My friends are very not Republican.